I gave well over $500 dollars to various candidates in the '04 election cycle, and was bitterly disappointed in the results. I just finished reading
this post from Arianna and am completely pissed off.
So the dems think the best way to win in this election cycle is
flog the economy-again!?!?! Are you fucking kidding me? Before anyone here calls me a
concern troll let me just say so far this cycle I've given $50 to both Jim Webb and Ned Lamont through the Act Blue web site-which I'm sure can be proven if necessary.
I keep getting mail from the DCCC and the DSCC asking for money-but what the fuck for? The turds just announced a "compromise" on legalizing torture and I still haven't heard anything from the dems to fight back. Arianna also points to an article in the LAT purporting to show big gains by the turds in national security area. Now I understand there are problems with the media regarding these polls-that is they are way to anxious to advance the "Bush is increasing his approval rating" meme. But I think you can give some weight to the part of the poll that shows the turds have gained a big lead in the national security area.
Now, at least part of the blame has to be laid at the feet of the Democrats. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE guys attack back-can't you do that? Glenn Greenwald has a post up on Salon demonstrating that this torture issue is a political loser for the turds, yet the Democrats seem to have internalized this idea that if they vigorously oppose this atrocity it will hurt them politically. Now I hope I'm wrong and the Democrats come out swinging soon, and I'll be happier than hell.
And by they way, I'll be giving more money to Jim Webb in the next few weeks, he's one hell of a fightin' Democrat. I'll also be giving some money to the DNC soon.